Wow, some neat ideas there. I especially like the first one. I'm not sure if you're offended, or just think I'm an arse. I don't really care either way to be honest. I believe that religion is a fundamentally flawed concept, and in general a bad idea best forgotten. Therefore I reserve the right to make fun of those who practice it. Note that I fully accept the right for people to believe what they wish, and have no intentions of malice. If they in turn wish to point and laugh at me for being a total nerd, then I have no problem with that.
I have no intention of ever having kids, so your final point is moot. But nice attempt at offence nonetheless:)
Why is it that religion really brings out the nutcases. I hope that I can get one, just so I can wind the poor confused bastards up. What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon?;)
Redhat was definately better, 90% of the time it doesn't require anything not on the cd.
I installed RedHat a few months ago on a new server. I selected standard server or whatever it was and it proceeded to install. It then prompted me for disc 2 (which I hand't downloaded or burnt, assuming I could get a decent install with only one disc like Debian can). Once I'd put that in, it scanned it for a while, then asked for disc 3 (download again...). I stuck disc 3 in and it installed one measly package and them announced completion. Took me an extra 30 minutes to download and burn those 2 extra discs, all for one package. I never have liked RH, but hadn't tried it for a while. Guess I've not missing anything.
I'm not sure if you meant that as a joke or not, but I always have Javascript enabled. Lots of very useful things can be done with it. I've never had a problem with annoying features being used. I'd be interested to know why you see it as a bad thing.
Pretty small set of utliities there though. I'm sure it has it's place, but I can use Knoppix to boot and fix pretty much any machine, with stuff like RAID and plenty of network cards supported. Plus I have ssh and scp, which is damn useful for backing up stuff quickly. Not to mention floppy disks crap out just when you need them.
It's easy enough to stop spam. Just shoot anyone that needs a mortgage, has a small dick or erection problem, or wants to increase their web traffic. No more buyers, no more problem. Unfortunately one of those applies to me, but I'm not saying which...;-)
Doesn't the stepping on processors have to be the same to work in SMP? Or is that no longer an issue? I remember reading an article that said you should always buy all your processors together, so that they have the same stepping value. Can anyone correct me on this?
I own one. I don't use it as a PDA that much, but as a network testing device it's very handy. If I have problems with switches or network points, I can just stick it in my pocket with a CF network card, and off I go. I can use ssh, nmap, tcpdump and all the other linux tools I use on my desktop machine. The screen is a little small, but it's certainly readable, and the built in keyboard is handy too. The only thing that really bugs me is the lack of seperate numeric keys, which is a pain when you're entering ip addresses. Usually I use the on screen keyboard for that.
Though debian-installer, once it's done, should improve things significantly, how often do you really see the installer? Seriously, how often?
That's true enough, but it does need work. I used to defend the debian installer until recently, as I found it easy enough to use. But I recently tried to get woody installed on two new servers and had a hell of a time getting it on there. I had to do do it mostly myself in the end, by tarring and scp'ing stuff from another server. Once Debian is installed on a machine it's damn near flawless in my experience, and a real pleasure to administer. But getting it on recent machines can sometimes be a pain. It's probably more of an issue for server hardware than desktops though.
There are plenty of ways to host games from behind a NAT, of course, but in that case I think you're just being purposely obtuse.
Only if you're in control of the NAT yourself. How is somone outside of the network going to connect to your machine inside, unless some sort of address or port forwarding has been implemented?
Perhaps instead of finding ways to fight wars in space, they should spend more time trying to find ways to ensure peace down here. Yeah, I know, idealistic crap. Still, it does scare me how little regard some people have for their fellow humans.
Since there was no legend explaining what the colors meant, I couldn't figure out anything from looking at them. Is the high number good? As in did the most work? Or is the high number bad? As in took the longest amount of time to do something?
Depends on the column. For K/sec, higher is better, so red cell shows lowest, and green shows highest. For %CPU, lower is better, so green shows lowest and red shows highest. It's not that complicated really if you take a few minutes to look at it. What you get from the data depends on what you were looking for in the first place.
Anyone managed to boot BeOS under VMWare 4? I thought it'd be nice to try it out, but it does something bad and VMWare complains about an illegal instruction.
Indeed. I also find it highly amusing when people talk about Windows having a consistent look and feel, when MS changes its widgets every time it releases a new version of Office. What the hell is that all about? We've had flat, 3D, 3D on mouseover,.NET style... have I missed any?
... I heard on the radio a guy talking about hitmen. Apparently the average hit only costs about 5k. It's not impossible to track these spammers down. Well, I'll leave the rest to your imagination...;)
Really, though, does it matter if it takes 15 or 30 seconds to boot? What if you gain a whole minute? What are you going to do with all that extra time? Unless you're rebooting several times an hour, the fact that you've gained an extra minute to use in the morning is hardly anything to get excited over.
If you haven't got the patience to wait 30 seconds while your machine boots, you really shouldn't be using a computer in the first place.
There was a story a while back (not sure if it was on/.) about a whole load of traffic on the net that no-one could account for or trace. Makes you think...
I believe Skynet went online August 29th 1997, but software is always late, no?;)
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Yeah, but that was because your MHz display had only two digits.
:)
Well, wait a few years and it can probably denote GHz instead.
Your grammar is broken. You're an idiot. It's not hard, is it?
There's no jumping off this one.
;)
Sure there is. It's just a long way down...
Wow, some neat ideas there. I especially like the first one. I'm not sure if you're offended, or just think I'm an arse. I don't really care either way to be honest. I believe that religion is a fundamentally flawed concept, and in general a bad idea best forgotten. Therefore I reserve the right to make fun of those who practice it. Note that I fully accept the right for people to believe what they wish, and have no intentions of malice. If they in turn wish to point and laugh at me for being a total nerd, then I have no problem with that.
:)
I have no intention of ever having kids, so your final point is moot. But nice attempt at offence nonetheless
Why is it that religion really brings out the nutcases. I hope that I can get one, just so I can wind the poor confused bastards up. What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon? ;)
Redhat was definately better, 90% of the time it doesn't require anything not on the cd.
I installed RedHat a few months ago on a new server. I selected standard server or whatever it was and it proceeded to install. It then prompted me for disc 2 (which I hand't downloaded or burnt, assuming I could get a decent install with only one disc like Debian can). Once I'd put that in, it scanned it for a while, then asked for disc 3 (download again...). I stuck disc 3 in and it installed one measly package and them announced completion. Took me an extra 30 minutes to download and burn those 2 extra discs, all for one package. I never have liked RH, but hadn't tried it for a while. Guess I've not missing anything.
*Makes sure Disable Javascript is checked*
I'm not sure if you meant that as a joke or not, but I always have Javascript enabled. Lots of very useful things can be done with it. I've never had a problem with annoying features being used. I'd be interested to know why you see it as a bad thing.
Just like the primary function of P2P networks are to allow sharing of digital content, regardless of copyright.
Umm, no other method of sharing files deals with copyright issues either. P2P isn't unique in this respect, it's the same as everything else.
So you aren't aware that recent studies have shown that over 80% of spam originates from within the U.S. then?
Pretty small set of utliities there though. I'm sure it has it's place, but I can use Knoppix to boot and fix pretty much any machine, with stuff like RAID and plenty of network cards supported. Plus I have ssh and scp, which is damn useful for backing up stuff quickly. Not to mention floppy disks crap out just when you need them.
It's easy enough to stop spam. Just shoot anyone that needs a mortgage, has a small dick or erection problem, or wants to increase their web traffic. No more buyers, no more problem. Unfortunately one of those applies to me, but I'm not saying which... ;-)
Doesn't the stepping on processors have to be the same to work in SMP? Or is that no longer an issue? I remember reading an article that said you should always buy all your processors together, so that they have the same stepping value. Can anyone correct me on this?
I own one. I don't use it as a PDA that much, but as a network testing device it's very handy. If I have problems with switches or network points, I can just stick it in my pocket with a CF network card, and off I go. I can use ssh, nmap, tcpdump and all the other linux tools I use on my desktop machine. The screen is a little small, but it's certainly readable, and the built in keyboard is handy too. The only thing that really bugs me is the lack of seperate numeric keys, which is a pain when you're entering ip addresses. Usually I use the on screen keyboard for that.
Though debian-installer, once it's done, should improve things significantly, how often do you really see the installer? Seriously, how often?
That's true enough, but it does need work. I used to defend the debian installer until recently, as I found it easy enough to use. But I recently tried to get woody installed on two new servers and had a hell of a time getting it on there. I had to do do it mostly myself in the end, by tarring and scp'ing stuff from another server. Once Debian is installed on a machine it's damn near flawless in my experience, and a real pleasure to administer. But getting it on recent machines can sometimes be a pain. It's probably more of an issue for server hardware than desktops though.
Why though? So it can do the pretty animation when you add a patch to your list? I can't see why theres anything there that needs to use IE.
There are plenty of ways to host games from behind a NAT, of course, but in that case I think you're just being purposely obtuse.
Only if you're in control of the NAT yourself. How is somone outside of the network going to connect to your machine inside, unless some sort of address or port forwarding has been implemented?
Perhaps instead of finding ways to fight wars in space, they should spend more time trying to find ways to ensure peace down here. Yeah, I know, idealistic crap. Still, it does scare me how little regard some people have for their fellow humans.
Since there was no legend explaining what the colors meant, I couldn't figure out anything from looking at them. Is the high number good? As in did the most work? Or is the high number bad? As in took the longest amount of time to do something?
Depends on the column. For K/sec, higher is better, so red cell shows lowest, and green shows highest. For %CPU, lower is better, so green shows lowest and red shows highest. It's not that complicated really if you take a few minutes to look at it. What you get from the data depends on what you were looking for in the first place.
Anyone managed to boot BeOS under VMWare 4? I thought it'd be nice to try it out, but it does something bad and VMWare complains about an illegal instruction.
Indeed. I also find it highly amusing when people talk about Windows having a consistent look and feel, when MS changes its widgets every time it releases a new version of Office. What the hell is that all about? We've had flat, 3D, 3D on mouseover, .NET style... have I missed any?
... I heard on the radio a guy talking about hitmen. Apparently the average hit only costs about 5k. It's not impossible to track these spammers down. Well, I'll leave the rest to your imagination... ;)
The hospital?
Really, though, does it matter if it takes 15 or 30 seconds to boot? What if you gain a whole minute? What are you going to do with all that extra time? Unless you're rebooting several times an hour, the fact that you've gained an extra minute to use in the morning is hardly anything to get excited over.
If you haven't got the patience to wait 30 seconds while your machine boots, you really shouldn't be using a computer in the first place.
Surely the NIC doesn't matter, as it's never going to pass through it anyway.
There was a story a while back (not sure if it was on /.) about a whole load of traffic on the net that no-one could account for or trace. Makes you think...
;)
I believe Skynet went online August 29th 1997, but software is always late, no?